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The students sat in pairs under a picnic shelter at Vancouver Lake Park, each set poised before a small trout laid out on a piece of newspaper. It was dissection day, but these students got to be outside at a local park instead of inside their classroom. They were full of questions: Why do they have a line across their body? That is their lateral line and helps them sense and “hear” things in the

We 💚 our volunteers! We love them because they show up, rain or shine, to plant native trees and shrubs along salmon-bearing streams and rivers. The 2022-23 planting season has ended and we couldn't be more excited to share what you all accomplished. 466 volunteers planted nearly 15,000 trees and shrubs across six parks and natural areas in Oregon and Washington. “Volunteering with the Estuary

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can see it online . Thank you for joining us at Steigerwald, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez! Yesterday, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez toured the newly restored Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. We want to thank the Congresswoman for her interest in this project. The Steigerwald Reconnection Project generated over 550 jobs

Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-CD3) toured the newly restored Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge on April 5, 2023. We want to thank the Congresswoman for her interest in this project. The Steigerwald Reconnection Project generated over 550 jobs, protected a mobile home community and 124 acres of industrial land from flooding, and restored nearly 1,000 acres of floodplain habitat

For the first time since 2019, we traveled to Washington DC to attend the annual National Estuary Program convening and to meet with Congressional leaders representing our lower Columbia River study area. The meetings with members of Congress provided an opportunity to share the accomplishments of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and the Association of National Estuary Programs. The Lower

The Estuary Partnership thanks Alex Apelis for his work as a Field Technician. Alex, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, was paired with the Estuary Partnership through the VetsWork AmeriCorps program of the Mt. Adams Institute. As a Field Technician, Alex worked alongside Indigenous elders, ecologists, and educators to gain valuable skills associated with restoration projects, wetland management

The Columbia River Estuary Conference is returning for the first time since 2018. The 2023 Columbia River Estuary Conference (CREC) is open for registration now . The Conference will be held May 16-18, 2023, at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria, Oregon. The theme of the 2023 CREC is reconnection. After the cancelation of the 2020 CREC and so many other events over the past few years, CREC provides

Western painted turtle research and habitat restoration underway at the Sandy River Delta – your participation is needed! Located at the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers, The Sandy River Delta is a popular recreation area for walkers, horseback riders, and birdwatchers. It is also important habitat for the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii). Oregon Department of Fish and

Sacajawea Elementary School’s Skyhawk News features Estuary Partnership environmental education classroom lessons and field trip Students at Sacajawea Elementary School produced an outstanding video documenting environmental education classroom lessons and a field trip to Salmon Creek facilitated by Environmental Educators with the Estuary Partnership for their school’s daily news program, Skyhawk